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Tool of Fairness
By Tammy Derouin
The race for the presidency of the United States is the
American way of shifting power without battles or bloodshed. Our leaders do not
rise up out of periodic revolutions.
They are elected by the people, in a republic. Those who run agree to the election process. The rules are the same as they have been for
generations as set forth in the Constitution.
We teach our children good sportsmanship. Accepting a loss with dignity builds
character. Nobody wants to lose, but
it’s your behavior after the fact which sets the tone for future games and
races. We learn at a very early age that
it’s not fun playing with cheaters and crybabies. When someone is caught cheating, there’s a
myriad of excuses which they attempt to turn on anyone but themselves. Crybabies shift the blame to the
process. There must be something wrong
within the system because they didn’t win.
Whichever tactic is launched, and if you’re really lucky you get hit
with both, the blame game becomes the only game on the table. The original, agreed upon rules are now
called into question.
Changing a rule because it does not fit the desired
political agenda at the moment is a very dangerous game to play. Laws and rules which are put into place for
the advancement of a party line can have dire consequences. What suits you today may turn on you
tomorrow. Then there’s that pesky double
standard. If the tables were turned and
the opposition was crying foul, would there be the same eagerness to change the
rules? No, they would cling to the rule
book and defend it as a time-tested tool of fairness.
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